John Nott Politician
Sir John William Frederic Nott KCB (born 1 February 1932 in Bideford, Devon) is a former British Conservative Party politician prominent in the late 1970s and early 1980s. He featured heavily in the public eye as Secretary of State for Defence during the Argentine invasion of the Falkland Islands and the subsequent Falklands War.
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| office | Secretary of State for Trade Secretary of State for Defence |
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| service end | 1956 |
| service start | 1952 |
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